Mustek DV4000 MPEG4 7-in-1 Multifunctional Digital Camcorder

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Summary: Great Product for the price
Review: All reviews thus far on this camera are negative due to one thing, Everyone expected a top of the line digital camera. Obviously a top of the line digital camera would cost above 500 dollars. DUH ! This camera is great for the price you will be paying. The pictures come out crystal clear on the computer. Looking at the pic on the screen does not do it justice. Once transferred to your pc they are perfect. The video of course is not perfect but hey what do you expect for anything under $500.
I am truly happy with the video though. It is a giant leap over the dv3000. Video is smooth, and the lighting problem the dv3000 model had, has been fixed. Of course as stated the only draw back on this camera is there is no flash.

To sum it up this is not a "Professional" camera but more of a wow look at that small camera.

I would highly recommend it as long as you know what you are buying.

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Summary: DV 3500
Review: Amazon doesn't sell this one yet but its just like the DV4000 except it operates using 2 AA batteries instead of a charger. Got it for my husband for X-mas and he absolutely loves the MP3 feature and I like both camera modes. Unfortunately I just had to email Mustek Tech because the PC camera mode shuts the camera down and my software doesn't recognize the PC carmera. All in all if not happy with DV4000 then buy the DV3500 for about the same price.

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Summary: Mustek DV4000 MPEG4
Review: As amazing that the value of this digital camcorder perceives to be it lacks greatly on its ability to provide quality movie pictures. It offers a lot of bells and whistles for features but the output quality of both still and movie films is unacceptable. It is very convenient to use but again the picture quality is not even close to other 4.0 megapixel cameras. The movie pictures move with the grace of pictures you've seen shot from another planet, i.e., choppy and slow. Many of the still pictures are grainy. If you shoot this under low light the quality is especially poor even when you adjust for low light conditions. I'd recommend you save and spend your money on cameras more expensive that provide better quality.

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Summary: help me also
Review: can somebody please e-mail me some pics of the camera. i really need o know because we go to mardi gras every year and i would like to keep some of the footage of what i see all year round , if you know what i mean so reach me at [e-mail]

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Summary: help!
Review: can someone please help me out. i told my mom that i was the mustek dv 4000 for my xmas gift and she said ok. now im hearing theres a mustek dv 5000 which is an update to the 4000. one problem...its hard to find..whats going on? ive tried every site i can possibly think of and all i get is the dv 5500 which i dont want because i dont know much about it and theres only one person who reviewed it. can n e one tell me were i can get the 5000 to order from online? email me at [e-mail]..thank you

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Summary: help
Review: can someone please tell me what the battery life is on the camera?
does it have a flash?
and what is the size of the lcd screen and if the screen rotates

Thanks

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Summary: Nice concept, great price, poor quality control...
Review: Despite the mixed reviews I purchased the Mustek DV4000 because of it's features and reasonable price. I thought it would make a great starter camera/camcorder for my 12 year old.

To my disappointment the camera only worked for about 2 hours. Once the battery was drained it wouldn't recharge or turn on. Not sure if the issue was with the battery (which is proprietary - not something you can easily find) or with the camera's internal charging electronics.

But I think the worst part of the experience is Mustek's dreadful customer support. And I use "customer support" figuratively... it's VERY difficult to get a real person on the phone. Email took three days - only to tell me to phone Mustek technical support. When the 800 number wasn't busy I waited several times for more than 30 minutes. Finally got through after just under 1 hour!

Despite the tiny size, nice features, and reasonable picture quality for it's price, the DV4000 comes with some risk. Mustek's quality control seems poor. And their customer service is even worse.

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Summary: Right in the middle
Review: First off, as already said, the size is amazing - It really is about the size of a credit card. This is part of my reason for buying this particular unit, so that I could easily store it on my motorcycle for trips. The Camcorder looks nice, but feels cheaply made. The features are nice (especially when compared to the competition) and over all it performs satisfactory. The video and the still shot mode works well, but the quality seems to lack at times. The biggest downfall I have found is it could greatly benifit from a flash / light as if there is not sufficient light indoors, the video's and pics are very dark. The camera functions are pretty simple to use, well laid out, and offer many options that are only found on higher priced multi-function digital cameras.

The software included is not very user friendly, I had to load it twice to even get it to work right, however, the extra bonus accesories included in the package are nice, and you do not need to instantly go and buy anything else to start using it. I would reccomend upgrading to a bigger memory card for greater storage of pics and video.

Overall for my day to day use it is fine, but if you want to take serious video or digital pics you will need to move into a higher price range.

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Summary: Nice try.....Not so nice buy...
Review: Got the dv3500(funny how this model is never mentioned) from HSN(they should be ashamed for selling this thing..They'd better look out for a flood of returns after the holiday...REALLY!!)..Man the pictures are not good (even for a low price camera)..Mass Storage is good... What really got to me is when the mp3 player repeatedly locked up..I had to open the battery cover to restart the machine only to have it lock up many more times..
This could be a GREAT machine if MUSTEK!!!! could put "REAL" brains behind this product(their customer non-support is just that) ..If MUSTEK is gonna make something,DO IT RIGHT or just leave the game to the big boys (Panasonic,Sony,ect)..I'd rather pay $100 more for a multifunction camera that WORKS...After returning this one,,I will.(Panasonic??)

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Summary: indeed terrible
Review: Have to rate this product as "ZERO" star.
It's a sleek / pretty product.
But don't get me wrong ! The most important thing is the quality --very Horrible !!!
Resolution is 2Mpix (2 CMOS) not 4Mpix.
but it works like 0.3 Mpix only. (Oh!! My dear God)
Pictures are always blurry (even if you use a tripod)
and color is not right (too yellow or too red)
Don't buy it...